in the olden days there was less of a concern on issues that are major today such as kidnapping so kids could walk free for the most part. also the economy was great and horrble
This is a very broad question. It really depends on how far back in history you go. The early years of civilization was a major time for the development of tools and instruments that were quite primitive to assist with the tasks of every day life and as the years progressed, the technology became move advanced which made the daily life of man much easier. There have also been various times of peace and life man have been simple for common folks but throughout history there has always been various times of fighting and strife
The United Nations was created at the end of World War II as an international peacekeeping organization and a forum for resolving conflicts between nations. The UN replaced the ineffective League of Nations, which had failed to prevent the outbreak of the Second World War.
Because it expressed the fact that Americans didn't want European countries that had economic or colonists interests to put a foot in the United States.